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Re: Amazon Echo 

By: ribit in 6TH POPE | Recommend this post (1)
Wed, 09 Oct 24 2:07 AM | 21 view(s)
Boardmark this board | 6th Edition Pope Board 		Msg. 59176 of 60008
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Re: Amazon Echo
By: De_Composed in 6TH POPE
Wed, 09 Oct 24 1:51 AM 		Msg. 59175 of 60008

Zimbler0:

Re: “Amazing. Surprising that you decided to rely on a device guaranteed to be controlled by the demoncrappers . . .”I bet you carry a smart phone. I don't. I'm not a Luddite. I choose my battles based on whether the benefit derived exceeds the cost. In the case of an Echo, it does. In the case of a smart phone, it doesn't.

I will say this, though: I am careful of what I say in the Echo's presence. Even if it only listens when you speak its name, I have no way of knowing if it will always operate that way.Re: “Me? I have found that a simple little pad of paper and a purple inked pen do a marvelous job of both reminder service and shopping list.”That doesn't work for me. I have to take medicines at certain times each day. Tonight, I have an auction I don't want to miss, with the first lot I care about starting at 8:39 tonight. I have a reminder set for 5 minutes ahead so that I don't have to sit there watching it.

I was once dead set against putting an echo in my house. I know others who were the same way. Those of us who gave it a try found it so extremely useful that giving it up wasn't even considered.

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